This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport.
An outdoorsman and Nurse Practitioner living in Northern California. When I first started this blog, I was an EMT living in Southern California and this blog has followed...
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Three days alone and afloat in one of North America’s most remote and rugged wildernesses which stretches across the international boundary of Texas and Mexico. Deep in the Heart of Boquillas Canyon, Texas-Mexico Even the most hardened of Chicagoians begin to get restless in the dead of winter. While many will fly off to Hawaii,...
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Guadalupe Mountain rises above the pancake-flat desert of West Texas high enough to support an alpine environment. Hiking it in the winter necessitated winter gear for ice and snow. “El Capitan” I couldn’t travel out to West Texas without visiting it’s most famous mountain and the only other national park of the state. Guada...
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Rising thousands of feet above the desert floor and supporting a strangely lush desert forest, the Chisos are a highly sought after hiking destination for Big Bend bound travelers. Standing at the tallest summit in the park is an experience that can’t be missed in West Texas. Sky Island The appropriately named “Sky Islands” of...
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Last week I spent and extended weekend in a much sunnier portion of the country- El Paso, Texas. No visit to the capital of West Texas would be complete without a hike in the Franklin Mountains and Mckelligon Canyon. The rippled, high desert mountains are an outstanding place to hike. Trail up South Franklin Mountain...
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Adventure is out there! The Pursuit of Life is an outdoor adventure blog that’s dedicated towards providing guides on a variety of outdoor activities and wild places in the United States and Canada. This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport. Activities that are covered in this blog include hiking, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, mountaineering, thru-hiking, caving, trail running, trekking, canoeing, ice climbing and general exploring.
